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lusciouskiwi · 10-31-2012, 04:45 AM

Soon · 10-31-2012, 04:47 AM

Heya fellow teachers!

Venting Warning Ahead:

I've got way too much to do before midterm reports are due next week! I have far too much marking, and then entering marks, and then typing in the comments! (btw, what program do people use for marks/grades--we have this one called Markbook)

It's cold and rainy and I am a real suck right now. I just don't feel like being ON and talking to anyone. Sigh.

In other news, I posted a pic in the galleries of me outside my classroom.

Chancie · 11-01-2012, 02:45 PM

School was closed Monday, and then I was out sick for two days. I still felt crappy this morning but I couldn't bear leaving the kids with a sub again, so I went in. I felt so punky by the end of the day, I almost cried, and I lost my temper with a wounded kid with limited social and emotional skills. I apologized to my class, and they were like, God, that's nothing, Miss Chancie, but I felt terrible, inside and out. I know it's just because I'm sick but I feel like I can't catch up, like I'll never finish grading, that I won't have time to call the parents of kids who aren't doing well. I still haven't ordered any of the supplies I need for my two hands on classes and I've been laying out my own money all year and I haven't filled out the form to get reimbursed. Ugh, I feel awful.

Martina · 11-01-2012, 03:51 PM

((((( Chancie )))))) I hope you feel better soon.

It must be in the air. I am in IEP hell.

bkisbutchenuff · 11-02-2012, 04:05 AM

TGIF fellow educators! Another week behind us!

Have a great - restful and productive weekend!

Soon · 11-02-2012, 05:48 AM

(((Chancie))) Please take care of yourself.

I'll be going into work this weekend (bah) to try to get ALL my grading done and marks entered. It's going to be hell.

On the bright side, it IS Friday!

Have a great day everyone.

Martina · 11-03-2012, 11:16 AM

Saturday morning and not waking up to an alarm. There's nothing like it. Sunday is not as lovely because there is the spectre of grading and getting ready for the week. But Saturday morning . . . mmm.

Last week was tough. I had a big IEP and prepped for another that got cancelled. I had to wrangle with the new psych who is dealing with overdue tris that were dumped on us. I have two IEPs next week. Then there is the daily stuff. The nurse came by to see one of my students who has a baby (and to vision and hearing test someone else's student.) My student did not show up, so the nurse called her using my phone. Their convo was painful to hear. The nurse was not supportive. She just sounded like a white outsider prying into my student's business. I could hear the student hesitating to tell her stuff. The nurse had to ask five or six questions before the student fessed up that the baby daddy is in prison. Yuck. Plus the nurse was just generally rude to us during her visit.

We had a sub for one of the teachers in our suite who apparently is on the verboten list, but the teacher who called him didn't know. He is 82 and told the students all about his prostate. A staff person came over without making an appt to train me on CAHSEE administration, which I don't need, and my principal would not get off the phone, so both were talking at the same time. A school one of my students is being moved to wants me to test him before he goes. My principal says no. And so on.

This is the shit I hate. Just let me just teach.

Today it's Saturday, and my roommates are off at some trans weekend having a wonderful time. So I have quiet and peace and I woke up to no alarm.

10-31-2012, 04:45 AM	#1
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Soon Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: femme Relationship Status: attached Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: . Posts: 6,896 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,046 Thanked 13,093 Times in 3,386 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	Heya fellow teachers! Venting Warning Ahead: I've got way too much to do before midterm reports are due next week! I have far too much marking, and then entering marks, and then typing in the comments! (btw, what program do people use for marks/grades--we have this one called Markbook) It's cold and rainy and I am a real suck right now. I just don't feel like being ON and talking to anyone. Sigh. In other news, I posted a pic in the galleries of me outside my classroom.

11-01-2012, 02:45 PM	#3
Chancie Senior Member How Do You Identify?: queer femme-inist Relationship Status: I'm lucky. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Western Mass Posts: 3,774 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,518 Thanked 14,540 Times in 2,744 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	School was closed Monday, and then I was out sick for two days. I still felt crappy this morning but I couldn't bear leaving the kids with a sub again, so I went in. I felt so punky by the end of the day, I almost cried, and I lost my temper with a wounded kid with limited social and emotional skills. I apologized to my class, and they were like, God, that's nothing, Miss Chancie, but I felt terrible, inside and out. I know it's just because I'm sick but I feel like I can't catch up, like I'll never finish grading, that I won't have time to call the parents of kids who aren't doing well. I still haven't ordered any of the supplies I need for my two hands on classes and I've been laying out my own money all year and I haven't filled out the form to get reimbursed. Ugh, I feel awful.

11-01-2012, 03:51 PM	#4
Martina Senior Member How Do You Identify?: * Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: * Posts: 4,999 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,409 Thanked 18,284 Times in 4,167 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	((((( Chancie )))))) I hope you feel better soon. It must be in the air. I am in IEP hell.

11-02-2012, 05:48 AM	#6
Soon Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: femme Relationship Status: attached Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: . Posts: 6,896 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,046 Thanked 13,093 Times in 3,386 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	(((Chancie))) Please take care of yourself. I'll be going into work this weekend (bah) to try to get ALL my grading done and marks entered. It's going to be hell. On the bright side, it IS Friday! Have a great day everyone.

11-03-2012, 11:16 AM	#7
Martina Senior Member How Do You Identify?: * Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: * Posts: 4,999 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,409 Thanked 18,284 Times in 4,167 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Saturday morning and not waking up to an alarm. There's nothing like it. Sunday is not as lovely because there is the spectre of grading and getting ready for the week. But Saturday morning . . . mmm. Last week was tough. I had a big IEP and prepped for another that got cancelled. I had to wrangle with the new psych who is dealing with overdue tris that were dumped on us. I have two IEPs next week. Then there is the daily stuff. The nurse came by to see one of my students who has a baby (and to vision and hearing test someone else's student.) My student did not show up, so the nurse called her using my phone. Their convo was painful to hear. The nurse was not supportive. She just sounded like a white outsider prying into my student's business. I could hear the student hesitating to tell her stuff. The nurse had to ask five or six questions before the student fessed up that the baby daddy is in prison. Yuck. Plus the nurse was just generally rude to us during her visit. We had a sub for one of the teachers in our suite who apparently is on the verboten list, but the teacher who called him didn't know. He is 82 and told the students all about his prostate. A staff person came over without making an appt to train me on CAHSEE administration, which I don't need, and my principal would not get off the phone, so both were talking at the same time. A school one of my students is being moved to wants me to test him before he goes. My principal says no. And so on. This is the shit I hate. Just let me just teach. Today it's Saturday, and my roommates are off at some trans weekend having a wonderful time. So I have quiet and peace and I woke up to no alarm.